- gadolinium
- noun Etymology: New Latin, from J. Gadolin Date: 1886 a magnetic metallic element of the rare-earth group occurring in combination in gadolinite and several other minerals — see element table
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Gadolinium — (pronEng|ˌgædəˈlɪniəm) is a chemical element that has the symbol Gd and atomic number 64. TOC Characteristics Gadolinium is a silvery white, malleable and ductile rare earth metal with a metallic lustre. It crystallizes in hexagonal, close packed … Wikipedia
Gadolinium — Europium ← Gadolinium → Terbium … Wikipédia en Français
gadolinium — [ gadɔlinjɔm ] n. m. • 1886; de gadolinite, silicate, du n. du minéralogiste Gadolin ♦ Chim., phys. Élément chimique (Gd; no at. 64; m. at. 157,2) de la famille des lanthanides. ● gadolinium nom masculin (de Gadolin, nom propre) Métal du groupe… … Encyclopédie Universelle
gadolinium — Symbol: Gd Atomic number: 64 Atomic weight: 157.25 Soft silvery metallic element belonging to the lanthanoids. Seven natural, stable isotopes are known in addition to eleven artificial isotopes. Gd 155 and Gd 157 and the best neutron absorbers of … Elements of periodic system
Gadolinium — Gad o*lin i*um, n. [NL. See {Gadolinite}.] (Chem.) A rare earth metallic element of the Lanthanide series, with a characteristic spectrum, found associated with yttrium and other rare earth elements. Symbol, Gd; it has an atomic number of 64, an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gadolinium — metallic element, named 1886 by J.C. Marginac in honor of Johan Gadolin (1760–1852), Finnish minerologist and chemist, who in 1794 first began investigation of the earth which eventually yielded the element and several others … Etymology dictionary
gadolinium — [gad΄ō lin′ē əm] n. [ModL, earlier gadolinia: so named (1886) by P. E. L. de Boisbaudran (1838 1912), Fr chemist, and J. C. G. de Marignac (1817 94), Swiss chemist, who had each isolated it, in honor of J. Gadolin (see GADOLINITE) + IUM] a… … English World dictionary
Gadolinium — Eigenschaften … Deutsch Wikipedia
gadolinium — gadolinic, adj. /gad l in ee euhm/, n. Chem. a rare earth metallic element. Symbol: Gd; at. wt.: 157.25; at. no.: 64. [1885 90; see GADOLINITE, IUM] * * * ▪ chemical element (Gd), chemical element, rare earth metal of the lanthanoid series of… … Universalium
Gadolinium — Ga|do|li|ni|um 〈n.; s; unz.; chem. 〉 zu den Metallen der Lanthanoiden gehörendes Element, Ordnungszahl 64 [nach dem finn. Chemiker J. Gadolin, 1760 1852] * * * Ga|do|li|ni|um [nach dem finnischen Chemiker J. Gadolin (1760–1852); ↑ ium (1)], das;… … Universal-Lexikon
Gadolinium — gadolinis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. gadolinium vok. Gadolinium, n rus. гадолиний, m pranc. gadolinium, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
